On the one hand, its good to have access to their views. On the other hand, they are very careful about what they say. Enemy Combatant detention authority may have been sustained, but frankly, the only people who agree that this is a good idea are people who self identify with the government and feel like they should be able to do anything to "bad guys." No reasonable explanations for this power have been made to the public, and by not making one here the DOJ further demonstrates that its not defensible.

This is just an example. The ACLU ought to offer a response.

DOJ spending your money to take your rights